HiFyve is hiring a Vice President of Foodservice & Food Manufacturing Sales in the Food & Beverage industry!
Locations: Based in Kansas City, St. Louis Park, or Chicago
Salary: $225K–$250K base + 40% bonus
Schedule: Standard business hours + on-call availability; 50%–75% travel required
Full Benefits Package
This newly created executive role is responsible for building and executing a national growth strategy across the foodservice and food manufacturing sales channels. The position will lead a high-impact sales team and work cross-functionally to drive profitability, expand market share, and deepen customer relationships. This leader will oversee a team of four, including two direct reports in Kansas City, one in Chicago, and one in California.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute national sales strategy for foodservice and food manufacturing accounts
- Align divisional goals with enterprise-wide growth initiatives and product portfolio priorities
- Build and expand customer relationships with distributors, manufacturers, operators, and chain accounts
- Lead, mentor, and develop a geographically dispersed sales team with clear goals and accountability
- Drive demand generation strategies informed by customer insights and market intelligence
- Represent the company at trade shows, executive meetings, and industry events
- Collaborate with operations, marketing, finance, and R&D to ensure alignment and customer satisfaction
- Oversee forecasting, budgeting, and sales performance metrics with a focus on continuous improvement
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required (Management or Sales/Marketing preferred); MBA strongly preferred
- 15+ years of foodservice or ingredient sales leadership in a progressive sales organization
- Proven success leading national sales teams and growing dairy ingredient or food product revenue
- Strong knowledge of foodservice distribution, market dynamics, and customer segmentation
- Demonstrated ability to motivate teams, build culture, and develop top-performing talent
- High proficiency in sales planning, customer engagement, and strategic account management
- Must be located in or willing to relocate to Kansas City, St. Louis Park, or Chicago (no remote option)
Interested? Apply now!